MLK Day 2020: Here’s What’s Open, Closed In Lindenhurst

LINDENHURST, NY - Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20 this year, and a variety of services will be closed in Lindenhurst on the day.

King’s birthday is Jan. 15, but the federal holiday celebrating the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday of January each year.

Here’s a breakdown of how the holiday could impact your routine.

• Government Offices: Closed

• Lindenhurst Public Schools: Closed

• Lindenhurst Public Library: Closed

• Post Offices: Closed

Transportation:

• LIRR trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule, with off-peak fares in effect all day. Reduced-Fare tickets and Family Fare tickets will be accepted on AM Peak trains.

Trash and recycling:

• Delayed by one day

The history of the MLK holiday in America is a complicated one.

Almost immediately after King’s assassination in 1968, activists began pushing for a holiday celebrating his Jan. 15 birthday. However, the official national holiday wasn’t signed into law until 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

The first federal MLK Day was observed on the third Monday of January in 1986, but many states held out. Arizona didn’t recognize the day until 1992, when the state lost its rights to host the Super Bowl after voters in Arizona failed to make the day a paid holiday.

The last state to adopt the holiday? New Hampshire, in 1999.